Bill Text: TX SB425 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to the availability under the public information law of information contained in a bid or proposal after a contract is executed or awarded.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-01 - Referred to Business & Commerce [SB425 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-SB425-Introduced.html
  85R3635 BEF-D
 
  By: Rodríguez S.B. No. 425
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the availability under the public information law of
  information contained in a bid or proposal after a contract is
  executed or awarded.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 552.104, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
         (c)  The exception under this section does not apply to
  information contained in a bid or proposal after the governmental
  body executes or awards the contract to which the bid or proposal
  relates.
         SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
  a request for information received by a governmental body or an
  officer for public information on or after the effective date of
  this Act.  A request for information received before the effective
  date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the request
  was received, and the former law is continued in effect for that
  purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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